Construction Details:

The dress is made from 2-tone (red/black) 4-way stretch velvet that the awesome SeekingElegance found! I am so happy that she let me know because I had been looking for this fabric for years. I modded the Butterick B5761 pattern for the dress. It is lined with a 4 way stretch hot pink matte spandex. I did a lot of hand sewing on the slits using a ladder stitch so I wouldn't have to top stitch my lining in place.
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nThe top is made from black 2-way stretch velvet (for the collar & cuffs), and a deep burgundy red chiffon. I altered and combined 2 different McCall's patterns to make the top. I used the McCall's M7071 & M7285. This was my first time using chiffon, and I can say it was not fun. Lots of pinning and tissue paper made my life a lot easier when it came to sewing this stuff. The top is finished with french seams. The bigger gems on the collar and cuffs are sew-on glass gems that I got off of eBay. The smaller gems are plastic sew-ons that I got from Jo-ann. Jia*Jem helped me sew on some gems as I was in a rush for a photoshoot the next day!
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nThe blue underskirt is made from a beautiful electric blue diamond patterned organza that I found at Jo-ann, and the shawl is made from a shimmery hot pink organza that I also bought from Jo-ann.
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nMy forehead mood was made by SylphySeams, and my earrings are made by Kyandi (Starlight Deco Dream). I can't thank you guys and SeekingElegance enough for helping me make my dream costume come to life!

Personal Thoughts:

This was a dream costume of mine ever since I saw Black Lady's debut on television back in the 90's. I am so happy That I finally got around to making this costume. It is currently one of my top favorites!

Styling Notes

All I did was trim up the bangs a bit and curl them. I also trimmed and thinned the little side whispies and curled them to have wider curls. I brushed out shaped the odango hair as best as I could to get the right shape.

Wig Review

I love this wig, however if you have a bigger head or lots of thick hair, it may be difficult for you to get into as this wig cap is pretty small.

Also given how long the pigtails are, they have a tendency to tangle easily -- but that is normal for long wigs!

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